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 **The Community Policing in Action Photo Contest is Now Open** October 2019 | Volume 12 | Issue 9
  It’s back! The COPS Office is pleased to announce that the  sixth annual Community Policing in  Action Photo Contest is now open and accepting submissions. The contest was piloted in 2014, and each year we have  received many heartwarming images of community policing interactions between  the law enforcement community and the public. We are excited to continue the tradition and provide this  platform for agencies to share creative and spirited depictions of community  policing in action that the public might otherwise not see. State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement  agencies are invited to submit **one photo** that reflects the agency’s positive community engagement and trust building  with community members, stakeholders, local government, and others. The COPS Office will select 12 winning photos to be  featured on the COPS Office website and its Twitter and Facebook headers for  one month during the 2020 calendar year. The winners may also be featured in  this newsletter, the *Community Policing* *Dispatch*, as well as in a COPS Office–issued press  release. How It Works Select or snap a photo that best conveys your  agency’s community policing ethos. Horizontal images are preferred.
        Fill out the required Permission  and Release to Law Enforcement Agencies Form **and**Privacy  Consent, Waiver, and Release Authorizing Use and Disclosure of Photographic  Image Forms for each recognizable individual.
        Write a brief description of the photo and how  it reflects your department’s positive community engagement.
        Email in  your complete submission by 8:00 p.m. EST on Monday, November 4, 2019. The complete contest rules, terms and conditions, and frequently asked questions can be found on our website. About the Forms The following legal forms **must be included** in your agency’s submission in order for the photo  to be included in the contest. Permission and Release to Law Enforcement Agencies Form:
          The Permission and Release Form must be signed  by the law enforcement agency. The form certifies that the agency secured all  Photograph Consent, Waiver, and Release forms for all recognizable individuals,  and the form grants the DOJ a license to use the photo for Federal Government  purposes.
        
        Privacy  Consent, Waiver, and Release Authorizing Use and Disclosure of Photographic  Image Form:  The Privacy Consent, Waiver and Release Form  must be signed by each recognizable individual in the photo. The form contains  required Privacy Act consent provisions and authorizes the DOJ to use the  individual’s image for Federal Government purposes.
       
        Please see our website to obtain these required forms and for more important  details about complete submissions. Photos must be submitted by 8:00 p.m. EST on Monday,  November 4, 2019, via email. Winners  will be notified no later than December 27, 2019, by email. All reproductions of  the image will include the photo credit information provided. For questions regarding the contest, please see the Frequently  Asked Questions on the COPS Office website, or email us.
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